SFO Exhibit : May 2019 to January 2020

Insects are the most diverse macroscopic organisms on the planet. Researchers have identified over one million species of insects and estimate that five to thirty million more are waiting to be discovered. In fact, there are more species of ants than species of birds, and more species of beetles than all species of plants combined. In the United States, about 91,000 species of insects are known. Insects are everywhere—from shoreline to mountaintop, deserts to ponds, deep in the soil to the tips of the tallest redwoods, and they inhabit some of the most extreme environments on Earth. This exhibition illuminates the extraordinary world of insects through the collection of the Essig Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Berkeley.

DAVID GARNICK PHOTOGRAPHY

GAR WATERMAN SCULPTURES

BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS

INSECT DAMAGED WOOD & TERMITES IN AMBER

CAMOUFLAGE

BRASS PLATES FOR PUBLICATION

THE COCKCHAFER BEETLE & HOUSE FLY

EVOLUTION OF ARTHROPOD RESEARCH

STRUCTURAL COLOR

The Essig Museum was invited to prepare this exhibit for the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The exhibit will be displayed in 20 glass cases in the International Terminal (before passing the security gate) May through December. Each case contains a theme portrayed by specimens, books, art works, and other objects (examples above), and featuring the photography of David Garnick and sculptures of Gar Waterman.